Graduate Academy
Kick-Start Your Physio Career with confidence!
Learn essential clinical and professional skills to start your career with confidence.
We know that starting out can be daunting! That's why we have developed a range of learning and support resources to help you navigate your first few years with confidence.
Career Planning
Find out what is expected of new graduates, career options in physiotherapy and how to set yourself up for a successful career.
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Expectations on New Graduates
Course5.0 average rating (1 review)FREE | Access: 12 months | Starting a career in physiotherapy can be daunting. Find out what is (and isn’t) expected of new graduate physiotherapists, how to navigate the ‘learning curve’ to build proficiency over time and enjoy the journey!
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Career Pathways for Physiotherapists
CourseWatch this pre-recorded Career Pathways for Physiotherapists Webinar, available for 12 months. CPD Certificates available.
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How to Build a Career Pathway in Physiotherapy
CoursePre-Recorded | Find out about career opportunities for physiotherapists and how to match professional recertification requirements with your clinical and professional goals to help develop a career plan.
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Physiotherapy Competency
Self-Assessment Quiz
Do you know about the 7 key physiotherapy competencies? Complete the self-assessment quiz below to find your gaps then follow the links to Physio Academy learning content specific to your learning needs.
The quiz is suitable for practitioners at all levels of practice!
Create Your Professional Development Plan
A Professional Development Plan forms part of the Recertification Audit requirements for Physiotherapists in New Zealand. Physiotherapists in New Zealand are required to complete this document each year for recertification audit purposes.
Download our FREE CPD Planning Template to get started.
A Microsoft template is also available here: Download Word Doc
Online courses - master the basics!
Perfectly suited to new graduates and early-career professionals
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Practice Foundations
BundleA series of short courses by Physio Academy mentors, covering topics new graduates have told us they find challenging. Designed so that you can start your career with confidence.
$150
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MSK Foundations
BundleCost: $80.00 | Access: 12 months | Essential skills for the early career physiotherapist. Learn the basics of red flag screening, differential diagnosis and treatment planning. Learn while you work with short micro-learning modules.
$80
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MSK Foundations │Red Flags
CourseLearn to recognise, prioritise and appropriately refer people with red flag indicators of potentially serious pathology. An ideal entry level course for new or recent graduate physiotherapists.
$60
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Re-Thinking Rotator Cuff Rehabilitation Webinar
CourseAccess: 12 months | In this webinar we look at the principles of rehabilitation for rotator cuff rehabilitation. We challenge the beliefs about effects of exercise for rotator cuff related pain and discuss a new way of thinking about rehabilitation.
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Screening for Serious Pathology Webinar
CourseWatch this pre-recorded Screening for Serious Pathology Webinar, available for 12 months. CPD Certificates and handouts available.
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Deconstructing Non-Specific Low Back Pain
Course4.6 average rating (17 reviews)FREE | Access 12: Months | Is this the end for ‘non-specific low back pain’? Find out why it should be considered a ‘failed experiment’. Find out how we can do better for many patients with a specific diagnosis of LBP.
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Shoulder Essentials Online Course
BundleMaster assessment, differential diagnosis and rehabilitation for frozen shoulder, rotator cuff related pain and traumatic shoulder instability. Update on latest evidence including use of injections and referral criteria.
$60
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Essential Webinars
Bundle$120 | Access 12 Months | Fast-track your learning and get practical tips from our expert instructors with 19 of our most popular webinars.
$120
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Back Pain 101: Basic Assessment & Treatment
CourseAccess: 12 months| Designed for physiotherapists who have graduated recently or are starting to learn management of back pain patients. You will learn practical hands-on assessment & management that goes beyond international guideline principles.
$160
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Pain 101
CourseAccess: 12 months. We will cover the definition of pain, nociception and the protective mechanism normal resting state, nocifensive behaviour, the transition of acute to persistent pain as well as two take-home applications.
$60
Looking for a Mentor?
Trained mentors are available for one-on-one mentoring.
Need someone to help support you through the first years? Get independent advice and support from our friendly, trained mentors to help transition into the workforce and get your career started with confidence. Click through our mentors below and contact them directly for more information.